[No Bug] catching fire upon landing not modeled yet?

[D4n]

Did anyone of you guys manage to land on a carrier yet in the way that on touchdown you only catched fire (due to landing gear collapse) instead of instantly exploding? It seems you either instantly explode on touchdown or you have a near flawless landing... no in between, catching fire not modeled yet???

Edited May 27, 2024 by HB_Painter
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[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

Why on earth would you land an F-4E on a carrier? Yes it has a tail hook and yes it is the exact same tail hook as naval Phantoms but the landing gear is not designed to deal with the stresses of carrier landings nor is the rest of the fuselage. So given DCS limitations, instantly exploding seems about right to me.

[Zabuzard]

Ive seen a few videos of players landing the Phantom on the boat with partial gear collapses. And there is also of course internal stress to the system that is not directly visible.
I am not sure why you would expect engine fire though, from what exactly?

Catching fire is modelled if your engine section receives an appropriate amount of damage. Easily noticable when you get hit by a missile or AAA :)

[D4n]

15 minutes ago, Raven (Elysian Angel) said:

Why on earth would you land an F-4E on a carrier?

REALLY??? For the EXACT same reason that you would land the DCS F-16 (with emergency arresting hook) on a carrier!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I've had this discussion before already, in the DCS F-16 discord!!!) For when you have a fuel leak while you're out over an ocean and realize that you could only make it to the closest carrier battle group!!!!!!!!!

 

6 minutes ago, Zabuzard said:

Catching fire is modelled if your engine section receives an appropriate amount of damage. Easily noticable when you get hit by a missile or AAA

As soon as a fuel tank is punctured and fuel leaking out of the jet and ignited by sparks that the fuselage creates while skidding over the carrier deck, or?

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

2 hours ago, D4n said:

with emergency arresting hook

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3389880/Dramatic-moment-USAF-F-15-fighter-sends-sparks-flying-tailhook-hits-tarmac-emergency-landing-Suffolk-airbase.html